‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Of Africa‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

LOCATION

• Absolute Location: The Dem. Rep. of The Congo is located at ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍5 degrees South Latitude and 25 degrees East Longitude‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ in Africa.

• Borders: The Dem. Rep. of The Congo is bordered by The Central African Republic,Congo, Sudan, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Angola.
• Hemisphere: The Democratic Republic of The Congo is located in the ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Southern Hemisphere‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍.

PLACE

• Bodies Of Water: The Dem. Rep. of The Congo has many different bodies of water like the Congo River, The Uele River, Lake Tanganyika, Stanley Falls, and many tributaries off of the Congo River.
• Climate: PERCIPITATION: The percipitation in the Dem. Rep. Of The Congo varies from 40 to 80 inches

TEMP.: It is tropical near the equator (75 Degrees F.), but in the highlands it is more mild (60 Degrees F.).

• Landforms: The Dem. Rep. Of the Congo does not have many landforms. The largest and most well-known one is the Congo Basin.

Place (Human Characteristics/Culture)

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  Diet: The people of the Dem. Rep. Of The Congo eat a light breakfast, and bigger meals during the rest of the day.
• Art: The Fetish is a good luck charm that is commonly found across the Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Different religious groups in this nation make different styles of art.
• Religious groups:
• THE KASAI: They are the strongest ethinic group in the Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Their tribal base is around the town of mbuji - mayi.
• THE KUBA: They live in the center of the country.They are few in numbers though they were once powerful.
• THE KONGO:The Kongo had the most powerful kingdom but are now located in Angola.

HUMAN - ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• Humans Adapting To The Envionment: Humans in Dem. Rep. of the Congo adapt to the enviornment by using the resources around them to make a variety of art, toys, and even houses. They also adapt to the environment by wearing light clothing since it is very tropical/hot there.
• Humans Changing The Environment: The people of The Dem. Rep.change the environment by making the Inda Dam to stop a water flow and by making underground mines to mine for minerals.
• Environmental Problems Due To People Changing The Environmental: One environmental problem due to people changing the environment is pollution that can be seen in the air from the mines and the roads have huge holes in it because it allowed water from the rain to make the ground wash away.

MOVEMENT

• Transportation: A common way of getting around the Dem. Rep is by the Congo River, like in a canoe or a Riverboat, kindove like a taxi on water. Another way of transportation is to use a Bush-Taxi, a small dented mini-bus.
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Products: The Dem. Rep. Of The Congo mines 60% of the worlds Cobalt along with many other minerals like petroleum, zinc, copper, gold, silver, and much more. Another product The Dem. Rep. is well-known for is palm oil and bananas.

• Information And Idea Movement: One way ideas move around in The Dem. Rep. is by just plain talking. Another way is by phones, but they are very rare because of the $price$.

REGIONS

• Products: Some of the products in Dem. Rep. of the Congo include colbat, zine, copper, silver, gold, manganese, palm oil, and bananas.
• Languages: Some of the languages people speak in Dem. Rep. of the Congo are French, Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, and Tishiluba.

Physical Map of The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sites for informatation:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1104.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/country-profile/congo.html